All entries in the 'Shanghainese' Category
Wang Bao He in Shanghai
Wang Bao He claims to be Shanghai’s oldest restaurant with a history dating back to 1936. This brightly lit restaurant has a traditional Chinese decor. Its another place you should not go without reservations. They are famous for making rice wine and cooking Shanghai’s famous hairy crab. Crab dominates the menu, almost every dish in the menu utilizes crab as an ingredient.
I always make it a habit to have the hairy crabs when I’m in Shanghai. The hairy crabs are smaller than our Pacific Northwest Dungeness crabs. As you can see from the photo, they are not called hairy crab for nothing. This delicacy is in season during September to January. Actually, the crabs do not have much meat, but they are prized for their roe.
Jade Garden in Shanghai
Jade Garden is part of a chain of restaurants owned by the Maxims Group. Other establishments in the group include Sichuan Garden, Shanghai Garden, Chiu Chow Garden, and Peking Garden. Jade Garden is a popular Shanghai eatery that offers signature local dishes as well as Hong Kong style dim sum in a classy and refined setting. The place was decorated with high ceilings, translucent unadorned glass, marble floors and subtle lighting. It was a memorable experience because of the great service and graceful atmosphere. I always wanted to try their signature Steamed Reeves Shad (Yangtze River Herring) and Jardin de Jade Jasmin Tea Smoked Duck.
We started off our dinner with a couple of dim sum dishes - Spring Rolls with Pork and Deep Fried Turnip Pastries. The spring rolls had an unique texture that I have not experience before. After a close examination, I noticed that unique texture came from the ingredients cut into strands and assembly length wise inside the spring roll. Every bite of the spring roll has a very evenly distributed amount of filling.
This was my second time having deep fried turnip pastries; I loved the crispy and flaky texture of the pastry coupled with very flavorful shredded turnip inside.
Yang’s Fry-Dumpling in Shanghai
Yang’s is very well documented restaurant. I always pay them a visit because I can not resist their mouth watering shengjian mantou. This is the most famous fry-dumpling stall in Shanghai and has been in business for fourteen years. They have two stalls on Wujiang Lu no more than twenty steps from each other. There is always a queue of impatient patrons waiting for their shengjian mantou.
September 18, 2009 | Danny | Comments 6Rui Fu Yuan Restaurant in Shanghai
Greetings from Shanghai! I’m having my first dinner at Rui Fu Yuan Restaurant. This was not my first time eating here. I tried this restaurant in early 2008 and really liked it. Business must be very good because I’m eating at the new branch just two blocks from the original location. I was able to try the original location on my first trip. There are only two locations. There are two things to take note:
- If you don’t read and speak Mandarin then don’t bother coming to this place
- Make sure you have a reservation
Rui Fu Yuan is known for their authentic Shanghainese food among the locals.
Our first dish, Jellyfish Appetizer. The dish was served at room temperature containing jellyfish heads, black vinegar, sesame oil and parsley. It was lightly salted with a defined black vinegar taste. The jellyfish had a sharp and crisp texture. Jellyfish heads sounds weird, but its a Shanghai delicacy. I liked it.
September 8, 2009 | Danny | Comments 0Spicy Szechuan in Richmond
I’m a little surprised no one has blogged about Spicy Szechuan. Spicy Szechuan has been around for a long time. They serve a variety of Shanghai, Szechuan, and Cantonese dishes. The restaurant is very clean and tidy. The reason that I’m introducing Spicy Szechuan because it is a gem. Its definitely not at the same level as Shanghai River, Shanghai Wonderful and Top Shanghai Cuisine. But, Spicy Szechuan makes up in many ways like better value on above average food quality and no line ups.
June 27, 2009 | Danny | Comments 4
